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I'm Buzz Leer, your host for "Living Here: San Francisco." The Bay Area boasts some of the most interesting neighborhoods in all of California, and today we're going to visit some of those neighborhoods with some of the area's leading real estate experts. So, we're going to go into those neighborhoods and take a look at some of the homes that you can expect to find. So, let's get started. So, we're here with Bernadette Barnum from Pacific Marketing. Yes. And we are in a really cool part of San Francisco, very unique, Media Gulch. Yes. So, what is the history behind Media Gulch? Media Gulch is a relatively new name for the neighborhood. We are technically in the intermission if you look at a real estate map, kind of an industrial neighborhood with lots of warehouses and manufacturing. The warehouses were turned into live, work, studios and, and lofts, and Media Gulch happened when, in the 90s, the dot com explosion happened here. Lots of small businesses, lots of startups, it was a very exciting place to be in the 90s. And it was very affordable, so hence, all the loft areas and the workspace areas and everything else. So, what would be, what are the attributes of the area, what else is here? If you said media, it must be really cool as far as restaurants and shops. There are lots of destination restaurants in the neighborhood. You can go to Flower and Water and get a fabulous gourmet meal, or you can go down Mission Street and get a $5 burrito. There's Whole Foods, there's Safeway, there's. What is the demographic? Is it strictly professional people? Is it families now? Where is it going? Well, we have a lot of artists; that kind of separates this neighborhood, I think, from other neighborhoods in San Francisco. There are artists who have their studios here in the old brick buildings, lots of families coming in, families staying because you can afford a three bedroom home in this neighborhood. Right. And have room to grow. In this building, you can get a great three bedroom home in the mid eights. And you're located in such a place that transportation is easy, the freeway accesses are easy. Very close to the highway. Okay, well that's great. And I understand that today you're going to show me a pretty special place. Absolutely. This is in an old brick building that's been restored. Oh man. About 100 years old. I can't wait. I can't wait to see it. You ready to show me? Absolutely. Alright, let's go see it. Okay, Bernadette. This building is everything you said, and probably even a lot more. It is. It's about 100 years old, completely remodeled on the interior. Oh man, if this is as good on the inside, the inside has got to be just spectacular. Let's go see. Okay, let's go. So, here we are in this absolutely stunning 100-year-old renovated building, which was a cotton manufacturing plant, right? Yes. Where do you think I'm sitting? Do you think I'm sitting maybe where they made cotton blankets? Maybe they made the finish for the couch. Oh, that would be good too. So, tell us a little bit about the interior style of the units in the building. There are a total of 76 homes in the complex. There are 23 in this brick building. They are all completely new, remodels, Viking Appliances, marble countertops, beautiful finishes, but keeping with the historic feel of the building, the windows look very much like the original windows. All of the fourth floor homes in this building have decks. Oh, that's awesome. With views. The price for this home is 775. For this neighborhood, this would be in the, probably in the middle-to-low-end price. Okay. With high end finishes, and that includes parking and storage. Seven seventy-five for a three bedroom? Exactly, three bath. So, what would you give as some tips and strategies for people wanting to move to Media Gulch. I'd say spend some time here. I think if people, even if they were considering other neighborhoods like Noe Valley or the Lower Haight. If they spent some time here, they might, they might change their mind and decide Media Gulch was for them. The community is fabulous. People have been here for a long time and they have roots. There are families here. People are dedicated to this. So, what would be your favorite street in all of Media Gulch? I'd say my favorite street is Valencia Street. There is good shopping and amazing Indian food. What is the best thing about Media Gulch? The best thing I would say is the people who are here. If you have time to spend and say come and have brunch at Universal Cafe, and really meet the people who are, you know, would live on the block you picture yourself living on. Right, okay, there you have it. You know there's a lot of factors to consider when you're buying or renting a home and it doesn't matter where you are looking because research would definitely be the key. So, do your homework and trust your agent because they're absolutely your best resource, okay? I'm Buzz Leer, thanks for joining us on our tour of Media Gulch. Until next time.